Lagos Nigeria-1969: Bird Perched On Tree Trunk, Animal In Tall Grass

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationLagos, Nigeria
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Nigeria

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Bird Perched On Tree Trunk, Animal In Tall Grass — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Lagos, Nigeria, in 1969 captures a small bird perched atop a weathered tree stump against a dramatic, cloudy sky with a distinct purple-blue tint. The bird, possibly a swallow or similar species, remains still as it surveys its surroundings. The scene transitions to a shot of tall, dry grass where a dark animal, likely a rodent or small mammal, moves through the vegetation. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and natural light, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel. This authentic wildlife moment offers a rare glimpse of Nigerian nature from the late 1960s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122664482

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$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1969 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Lagos, Nigeria Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s West Africa nature or home-movie cutaways needing brief wildlife detail from Lagos, Nigeria.
Period detail: The frames show 8mm-era color shifts, visible grain, and a simple outdoor nature view consistent with the supplied 1969 home-movie metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an observational home-movie feel, with the camera pausing on a perched bird before shifting to movement in tall grass.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a small dark bird, a broken tree trunk, blue-purple cloudy sky, tall green-brown grass, and a dark animal shape low in vegetation.
Film character: The footage carries dense grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, gate edges, and purple-blue color drift typical of aged small-gauge film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a wildlife insert, atmospheric transition, or quiet memory beat within a Lagos or Nigerian travel sequence.
Historical context: The view offers a small outdoor nature observation from Lagos in the late 1960s without showing people, buildings, roads, or identifiable public events.
Research note: No people, logos, or brands are visible, but species identification and any location-specific claims should be reviewed separately from copyright status.
Research search match: Searches such as 1969 Lagos 8mm wildlife, Nigeria home movie bird, African tall grass animal, or vintage Super 8 nature cutaway may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Lagos 1969 footage, then broader 1960s Nigeria or archival wildlife cutaways.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Lagos home-movie frame showing a small dark bird on a weathered tree trunk beneath a cloudy, blue-purple sky. — A small bird rests on a broken trunk under dramatic cloud cover.

The bird turns in profile on the top of the weathered trunk.

The 1969 Lagos frame holds on a dark perched bird silhouetted against mottled clouds and blue-purple small-gauge film color. — A silhouetted bird remains still on the trunk as clouds fill the background.

1969 Lagos home-movie frame showing tall grass and a dark, partly obscured small animal shape low in the vegetation. — A dark animal shape is partly visible among tall grass.

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